Robert Harvey’s Calling Rhy Rhy battled for the early lead but had plenty left in the stretch run for jockey Alan Garcia in Saturday’s $150,000 Ontario Damsel Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Roger Attfield, the victory for Calling Rhy Rhy in the one-mile turf stake for Ontario-sired sophomore fillies was both a first added-money and […]
Lokinforpursemonee, patiently handled by Gary Boulanger, rallied from last of eight to earn his first career win in Sunday’s co-featured $143,000 Victoria Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by John Ross for his J.R. Racing Stable, the Silent Name bay arrived at the six furlong sprint for juveniles from a narrow head loss, on debut, to Pachi […]
Little Red Feather Racing’s Midnight Miley, with Rafael Hernandez in the irons, made every pole a winning one to make the grade in Sunday’s $156,100 Grade 3 Ontario Matron Stakes, at Woodbine. Trained by Julia Carey, Midnight Miley used a take no prisoners approach in the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta route leading through splits of :24.99, […]
Ten-time Canadian Olympian Ian Millar, known as ‘Captain Canada’ to his fans, added another win to his extensive resume by taking victory in the $50,000 Brookstreet Hotel Grand Prix, on Saturday, July 16, at the Ottawa National Horse Show at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa, ON. The large crowd at Wesley Clover Parks witnessed great […]
The Fort Erie Race Track is gearing up for its most prestigious day of the year, the 81st running of the Prince of Wales Stakes on Tuesday, July 26. The race is the second jewel in Canada’s Triple Crown, and with a $500,000 purse it is Canada’s richest stakes race run on a dirt surface. […]
Horse racing industry association Ontario Racing (OR) is proud to announce that their new Executive Director is in place. Rob Cook joins Ontario Racing with a wealth of experience in the leadership of industry associations. With the appointment of Mr Cook, Ontario Racing is continuing to build organizational capacity as they work to represent Ontario’s […]
The track dried out for Sunday’s racing and we knew that all was well when the wiener dogs were able to return to the main track after Saturday’s stint on the asphalt. The two Wiener Dog Days drew huge crowds, with many of the attendees making inquiries as to how they could wager on the […]
Robert Marzilli’s Caren went gate to wire to capture Sunday’s $250,000 Bison City Stakes, second leg of the filly Triple Tiara, at Woodbine. Trained by Mike DePaulo, Caren arrived at the 1 1/16-mile Tapeta test from a gritty third-place run in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks, presented by Budweiser, when defeated just two lengths by Neshama […]
Andy Kistler’s Swiss side produced a superb performance to win the sixth leg of the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2016 Europe Division 1 League at Falsterbo (SWE) today. Tied for the lead with the host nation and Brazil at the halfway stage, the winners were simply faultless while Sweden lined up second ahead of […]
Vaccinating your horse is one of the most important aspects of preventative medicine. Regular vaccinations are needed for protection
